ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE for Waivers from the FORM DISTRICT Requirements Related to Signs for the Property Commonly Known as JIMMY JOHN’S and Located at 1113 and 1121 W. MAIN STREET (Parcel Identification Numbers 18-05-406-012 and 18-05-406-012 -013), Peoria, IL. (Council District 2)
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BACKGROUND: The Petitioner is proposing to replace business signage on the existing building awning. In the Form Districts, per Appendix C, Article 6.6.8.E.2.e., lettering on awnings is limited to six inches tall on vertically hanging fabric at curb side of awning. The petitioner would like to place a larger sign on the awning, which is not comprised of vertically hanging fabric at the curb side of the awning.
In addition, the existing freestanding sign is non-conforming, as per Appendix C, Section 6.6.8.D.1.G, which prohibits freestanding signs in the West Main Street Form District. The petitioner is therefore requesting a waiver to allow the freestanding sign to remain and is then proposing to change the face of the sign.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact requirements and VOTED 6 TO 0 TO APPROVE the requested waivers and Staff’s conditions of approval with the following exceptions:
1) Allow the non-conforming freestanding sign to remain as constructed, and
2) Allow the sign on the awning to be constructed to meet Jimmy John’s corporate standards
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information regarding the proposed signs and waivers.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A sign will be allowed on the existing awning constructed with raceway lettering up to 30 inches in height. The existing non-conforming freestanding sign may be refaced and allowed to remain.
IMPACT IF DENIED: A waiver from the sign regulations will not be granted. As a result, sign lettering up to six inches in height may be placed on the vertically hanging portion of a cloth canopy. In addition, the non-conforming freestanding sign must be removed.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development